SEATTLE -- Eugenio Suárez will be immortalized in Seattle after his grand slam in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series.
But it’s likely that it will be his swan song in the Pacific Northwest. The slugging third baseman is set to become a free agent five days after the World Series ends.
“It’s going to [hurt] for a long time, but it's time to go home, start the rest,” Suárez said after Seattle was eliminated by Toronto in ALCS Game 7. “It's time to prepare yourself for next year -- be a dad, be a husband and be a good person outside, too.”
The Mariners’ most notable voids this offseason will be to fill the two positions that they massively upgraded at the Trade Deadline -- third and first base -- via the acquisitions of Suárez and Josh Naylor , brought in via sep